Du Temple Monoplane
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du-temple-monoplane-203-18368281
title:
Du Temple Monoplane
text:
The du Temple Monoplane was a steam-powered aircraft made of aluminium, built in Brest, France, by naval officer Félix du Temple in 1874. It had a wingspan of 13 m (43 ft) and weighed 80 kg (180 lb) without the pilot. Several trials were made with the aircraft, and it is generally recognized that it achieved lift-off. It was described by Dollfus as a "short hop or leap"; Flight International described the plane as having "staggered briefly into the air" – It glided for a short time and returned
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Type of aircraft
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du_Temple_Monoplane
date created:
2006-03-25T23:19:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T00:53:35Z
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